It’s wrong to surmise that Apple’s warning about weaker than expected iPhone sales is the beginning of the end of the iconic product, but it is entering a new phase, analysts have said.

The fast-rising Chinese company has demoted and cut the pay of two employees held responsible for a New Year’s greeting tweeted from Huawei’s official account and sent with an iPhone.

Artificial intelligence created by Intel is to be used in cameras to detect poachers entering wildlife reserves and alert park rangers before they can kill endangered animals.

A new generation of artificially intelligent software is adapting to hackers’ constantly evolving tactics, with machine-learning algorithms crunching massive amounts of data to ferret out and stop attacks.

Communications regulator Icasa will hold public hearings later this month to determine what its role should be in regulating cybersecurity in South Africa.

The four-day event begins next week and will feature major tech announcements from the likes of Sony and Samsung.